SOLUTION: A rectangular vegetable plot has an area of 108 square feet. If its length is 12 feet, what is its width?

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Question 729884: A rectangular vegetable plot has an area of 108 square feet. If its length is 12 feet, what is its width?
Answer by Leaf W.(135) About Me  (Show Source):
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The area of a rectangle is equal to its length multiplied by its width.
length * width = area
12 ft * width = 108 ft%5E2
~DIVIDE BOTH SIDES BY 12 ft~
width = (108 ft%5E2)/(12 ft)
width = 9 ft
Therefore, the width of the rectangular vegetable plot is 9 feet.